The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-07-21

| baVe Cnlnge all tnelr own way.
Robert Hartley and Mrs. I.eyle were
drowned in the Delaware at Philadelphia.
| An observer writes from Racine that Rev.
George Haddock's grave is utterly neglect
cd and the earth Is sinking beneath the
level Of the surrounding surface.
The sloop mystery with q party Of forty
excursionists capsized oil Barren Island,
New York, and 80 persons were drowned.
John Young, Brigham Young's youngest
son by his first wife, has family OF ten
sons and ten daughters. and Is forty-three
years old.
| Henry s. Burk, one OF the best known
farmers OF st. Joseph. near Hudson, Wis,
died very suddenly OF cholera morbus. Mr..
Burk was the principal In the great
real estate litigation at Duluth.
| At Watertown, Dak., a switchman named
Charles Larson was killed in the yard Of
the Northwestern Railway company.
| Rev. w. III. Hare, bishop OF South d.
kota, administered the rite of confirmation
| to class OF four at Trinity Episcopal
church, Watertown Dak, before q large
congregation.
| The steamer Merrimac from Halifax for
Boston. is ashore on Little Hope island,
some miles off Liverpool, N, 8. The pas
sengers 100 in number all got ashore.
The Baltimore Morning Herald publishes
a contribution giving an account OF recent
Davis charges that the Federal govern
nent conspired during the late war to have
| him assassinated.
| Father John Rogers, the Oldest priest in
New Jersey, died at New Brunswick, aged
seventy-nine years.
Rev. Dr. j. Seldom Kennard OF Chicago
has received call to the Baptist church
| ut Sing Sing, N. Y.
The Milwaukee & st. Paul has issued q
circular relating to the shipment Of freight
| to all fairs, expositions Or educational as
sociations In Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin,
Minnesota and Dakota. All freight destin-
full rates to the fair but returned ut half
rates on certificate OF the secretary, within
| ten days from the close OF the fair. Race
horses arc expected.
fire at Chicago, starting In Willinm
| Relsers saloon on Milwaukee avenue, de.
stroyed $4,000 worth OF property. To
escape the flames Mr.. Reiser jumped from
| the second story window and was fatally
injured.
The Episcopal church and other build
ings ut Xenia, Ohio, were burned. Loss
$40, 900.
Ex.Congressman Standiford Of Ken.
Gen. Walter C. Whitaker died at his
home in Kentucky.
Receiver John MeNulta, Of the Wabash
Eastern railway, has decided to ignore Sec
| tion 4 OF the interstate law so far as it ap-
plies to traffic over his lines from Peoria
or Chicago to the east.
large and rich vein Of hematite ore has
been discovered at Big Bend, Wis.
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps has been for
lon ,Vyh RI rv
work, and she will rest for the summer at
her home in East Gloucester, Mass.
The July government report is very ia
vorable as to corn, but disheartening as to
wheat.
Postof1ice officials have intimated that
there will be q strong effort made IN the
next congress to extend the system OF mer.
chandise In the mails. or the parcels post
system.
No new filings on indemnity lands have
been accepted at the Benson land office.
There are reports Of a good many inves.
legations the coming winter, and If con-
gressmen keep their promises the coming
congress may rival that OF 1915 for the
number and bitterness OF It's investiga-
lions.
It is ascertained that there has been
Misunderstanding as to the authority OF
counts Of Bacon, the financial clerk OF the
patent office, recently deceased. The law
gives one OF the auditors OF the treasury
the right to examine the books at any
time, and the books are required to be al
ways open to him.
The Post In commenting upon the Cow
ntry elections again urges upon the gov
eminent the necessity for stronger meas
ures with regard to Ireland and an official
coalition between the Conservatives and
Unionists.
The parnellites will fiercely oppose the
Irish land bill as purely landlord meas
ure.
1t is now the purpose OF the president,
ly to Holland Patent. N. Y, where he
will make n short visit with his SITTER,
after which he will 90 to Clinton. which is
but short distance from Holland Patent
Tho day OF Wednesday will be spent at
Clinton at tho centennial celebration.
The passengers OF the wrecked steamer
Merrimac claim to have been robbed by q
drunken crew.
Mr.. Carnegie explains the Edinburgh
council chamber incident and declares
that Mr.. Blaine is overwhelmed with kind
attentions.
Pensions granted: Dakota: Widow, o.
R. Brooks. Yankton; original, A. Bart,
Montro SO; G. e. Rosenk rams, washington;
w. Patchett, Salem; j. r. Rainsb ottom,
B ridgewater.
The treasury department is contemplat
Ing an important action relative to the
issue OF certain checks Ey national banks.
No figures can be obtained to show the ex-
tent Of this practice, but from a private
investigation made not long since~it h
learned that no less than $25, nOO. 900
worth Of overcertifed checks were issued
in Now York city in one day alone.
Secretary Fair:hild has purchased for
$50, 900 residence at New Hampshire
avenue and Twentieth streets, Washington.
Secretary Whitney has sold Grass.
land. his country place on the Tenally
road above Georgetown, rcserving the
right to lease It tor two years. In 1885
the secretary purchased this place, which
contained 100 acres and large house for
$40, 600. He sold It for $1O7. 500.
The secretary 81 the interior has recon-.
mended that The attorney general accept
the offer Of compromise made By e. g.
Long Of ST. Paul for the value 81 timber
purchased from Edwin johnson. Andrew
Pautski, John L. Oleson and Heinrich
Shuts, who hnd cut the same Ia nd In Wis
cousin, near West Superior. The amount
offered In compromise IL 81, O67.7O. The
promise with T. 4. littell Il Co. Duluth;
Tor "a, 467 a. the value Of 500. 6O8 ieet Of
lumber and TOO railroad ties. which
Littoll q Co., had purchased from parties
who had cut them from public lands.
The subjscte Of King Kalakaue coupsl
him to appoint nov ministry. The kino
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